Hanumaan - Part 3 - திருத்த வரலாறு

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 = Brahmastra Padalam III  =
 <blockquote>For Lakshmana, the order of his brother was supreme. He accepted the word of Rama not to use the asthra. And he did not use it, at the cost of his very life. </blockquote>
 Indrajit went to Ravana, immediately after his disappearance from the battlefield. As the evening had already set in, Rama, Lakshmana and the entire Vanara army were moving away from the field. Indrajit told Ravana of his intention to use the Brahmastra. ‘I need time to perform the necessary rites before the asthra could be used. Send a large army and engage them in battle till I return.’ Ravana ordered Mahodara to march with an army. He did so, with a multitude of them to continue the battle during the night.
-On the other side, Rama, unaware of the arrangements of Ravana ordered Lakshmana to stand in guard to defend the Vanara army and went aside to perform the rites for the evening. Before moving out, he assigned Vibishana the task of fetching food for the army. ‘arundhudharkku uNavu varavu thaazndhadhu VeedaNa vallayin Egith tharavu vENdinEn’ ‘The arrival of food is getting delayed. You go personally to make arrangements.’ Vibishana moved away from the scene with his team. Rama and Vibishana were away from the field at the time of Mahodara and his army sweeping in.
+On the other side, Rama, unaware of the arrangements of Ravana ordered Lakshmana to stand in guard to defend the Vanara army and went aside to perform the rites for the evening. Before moving out, he assigned Vibhishana the task of fetching food for the army. ‘&nbsp;&nbsp;அருந்துதற்கு உணவு வரவு தாழ்த்தது, வீடண! வல்லையின் ஏகி, தரவு வேண்டினென் ’ ‘The arrival of food is getting delayed. You go personally to make arrangements.’ Vibishana moved away from the scene with his team. Rama and Vibhishana were away from the field at the time of Mahodara and his army sweeping in.
 ==== The launching of Brahmastra  ====
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 And for Lakshmana, the order of his brother was supreme. He sensed Indrajit’s intention to use the asthra. He was equipped to defend it. He need not have sought the permission of Rama to use the weapon. He accepted the word of Rama not to use it. And he did not use it, at the cost of his very life. You may recall his words when Rama was asked to leave for the forest. Lakshmana with a bent and drawn bow was getting ready to fight Dasaratha when Rama stopped him saying he should not do so against his own father. Lakshmana said
 <blockquote>‘You are my father (நல் தாதையும் நீ). You are my master (தனி நாயகன் நீ). You are the mother that bore me (வயிற்றில் பெற்றாயும் நீயே).’ </blockquote>
 And that was Lakshmana. Never disobeying the word of Rama – even in the face of death.
 <blockquote>Power in the hands of those void of wisdom leads to a bloated ego. A bloated ego leads to lust. Lust leads to anger. Anger leads to… </blockquote>
 Brahmastra Padalam is a Canto, as you may recall, that is full of moving scenes surcharging the atmosphere with high emotions and high drama, leading to action and solution. You must have heard of the saying. There is none in the world who faced suffering, dejection, despair and driven to the extremes than Sri Rama. He faced all these problems. He went through all these emotions; all these tough situations and reacted how we react. He was overpowered by feelings at times. And, he came out successful from every single one of them setting an example to any of us. He shone like a beacon, wiping all the darkness that surrounded him in the end. By the word ‘end’ I do not mean the end of the epic. I mean the end of each incident.
 Now it was one such occasion. Rama was aggrieved for it was Sugriva, Nala, Nila and the entire lot of the army that had been rendered lifeless. And, it was Lakshmana, his alter ego – the poet says ‘the mind of Rama functioning outside his body’ – which was lying motionless. He feels that he should have been there to save them; take it upon himself and faced the brute, instead of leaving them alone. But it was not fault of his. He was not aware of it. In his dejection, he is unable to see this. For a person like him who had the deepest faith in Dharma, was it possible to conduct the war any more at such a loss and regain his Sita? ‘No. I cannot!’ wails Rama to himself. By that moment, he could not take it any further, lost his consciousness and fell by the side of Lakshmana.
 = Ravana’s game plan  =

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 = Brahmastra Padalam II  =
 <blockquote>Rama restrains Lakshmana from using the Brahmastra against Indrajit. As is wont of him, he would not swerve from the path of rectitude… </blockquote>
 Indrajit was ordered by Ravana to go to the battlefield once again. Rama asked the entire army to stand at the back while he and Lakshmana occupied the foreground. When they showered their arrows, even Indrajit was taken aback for a moment. ‘Choose your death the way you want!’ he roared. ‘Are you both going to fight with me together or do you prefer to be killed one by one?’ That was a clever way indeed to stop at least one of them for some time! Lakshmana insisted that Indrajit must be left to him and that made Rama move aside.
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 Intricacies apart. The fact remains that whenever an asthra is launched there is a mention that whoever proposed to shoot it ‘started making preparations for it’.
-Lakshmana felt that Indrajit would be getting ready to shoot the Brahmastra. He knew how to parry it. He was also equipped with the Brahmastra to counter it. But, you know Lakshmana. He would not act on his own in such matters. He would need the ‘go ahead’ of Rama. Therefore he turned to Rama and said ‘The fellow vanished into skies before I could wink. I am unable to find him anywhere. If he were surviving my arrows he sure would come back with the mightiest of weapons and destroy the entire army. eNNam matru ilai ayan padai thoduppen endru isaindhaan. I want to use the Brahmastra. I don’t see any other option.’
+Lakshmana felt that Indrajit would be getting ready to shoot the Brahmastra. He knew how to parry it. He was also equipped with the Brahmastra to counter it. But, you know Lakshmana. He would not act on his own in such matters. He would need the ‘go ahead’ of Rama. Therefore he turned to Rama and said ‘The fellow vanished into skies before I could wink. I am unable to find him anywhere. If he were surviving my arrows he sure would come back with the mightiest of weapons and destroy the entire army. 'eNNam matru ilai ayan padai thoduppen endru isaindhaan' I want to use the Brahmastra. I don’t see any other option.’
 ‘No,’ said Rama. Being the very embodiment of Dharma, it was so very natural of him. He would not think of using such superpowers unless driven to the extremes. Actually, he was to be coaxed, cajoled and forced by Madhali, the charioteer of Indra, to use Brahmastra against Ravana.
 ‘Do not use the Brahmastra, Lakshmana, for its use would annihilate all the three worlds. Nobody can stop its destructive force.’ <br>That was the test for Rama’s moral strength, just one of many. As is wont of him, he would not swerve from the path of rectitude. Now the test of Lakshmana’s loyalty begins.
 = Brahmastra Padalam III  =

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 = Brahmastra Padalam  =
 <blockquote>The Brahmastra Padalam (Canto) is a very important juncture in the epic. It puts almost all chief characters of the epic under test </blockquote>
-Hanuman saw Indrajit for the first time, in his search for Sita in Sundara Kanda, sleeping in his bedchamber. Indrajit was known to be the most handsome, the most brave, the most valorous of all rakshasas. When looking at the sleeping Indrajit Hanuman thinks, ‘vaLayum vAi eyitru arakkanO’ Is he a demon with teeth curved like the crescent moon ‘kaNichiyAn maganO’ or is he the son of Shiva (Lord Muruga). Indrajit was so handsome. The next moment Hanuman thinks ‘iLaya veeranum Endhalum iruvarum pala naaL uLaya pOr ivanOdum uLadhu’ Both Lakshmana and Rama have to wage a war that would last for many days with him. He was so valorous.
+Hanuman saw Indrajit for the first time, in his search for Sita in Sundara Kanda, sleeping in his bedchamber. Indrajit was known to be the most handsome, the most brave, the most valorous of all rakshasas. When looking at the sleeping Indrajit Hanuman thinks, ‘ வளையும் வாள் எயிற்று அரக்கனோ?&nbsp; ’ Is he a demon with teeth curved like the crescent moon ‘கணிச்சியான் மகனோ?&nbsp; ’ or is he the son of Shiva (Lord Muruga). Indrajit was so handsome. The next moment Hanuman thinks ‘ &nbsp;இளைய வீரனும் ஏந்தலும் இருவரும் பலநாள் உளைய உள்ளபோர் இவனொடும் உளது '&nbsp; Both Lakshmana and Rama have to wage a war that would last for many days with him. He was so valorous.
 He was skilled at all the weapons of destruction and was an archer par excellence. His skill in the illusory techniques of warfare (maya Yudha) made him the most dreaded of all. It was he who for sometime stopped Hanuman in the Sundara Kanda though it has to be accepted that Hanuman willingly subjected himself to his assault so that he could have an opportunity to see Ravana.
-When the war started, Indrajit entered the arena after the death of his paternal uncle, the valiant Kumbakarna. At the end of his first war with Lakshmana, he disappeared in the skies, making Lakshmana believe that he went away from the battlefield. Lakshmana was preparing for his return to Rama at the end of the day, when Indrajit let loose the serpent-noose (naga paasa) and bound Lakshmana and the entire army of Vanaras by the powerful serpents. Finally Garuda appeared in the scene, making the snakes slither away. We have discussed this scene in an earlier instalment too. (When the very purpose of the war is nullified I)
+When the war started, Indrajit entered the arena after the death of his paternal uncle, the valiant Kumbhakarna. At the end of his first war with Lakshmana, he disappeared in the skies, making Lakshmana believe that he went away from the battlefield. Lakshmana was preparing for his return to Rama at the end of the day, when Indrajit let loose the serpent-noose (naga paasa) and bound Lakshmana and the entire army of Vanaras by the powerful serpents. Finally Garuda appeared in the scene, making the snakes slither away. We have discussed this scene in an earlier instalment too. (When the very purpose of the war is nullified I)
 On the resuscitation of Lakshmana, the war continues. Indrajit comes back to the scene after the death of their commanders in chief. The Brahmastra Padalam ensues.
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 We also see Vibhishana initiating action. Jambavan giving a solution and Maruti once again swinging into action to bring the mountain of panacea (Sanjivi Parvata) and emerging as the mountain of faith; mountain of strength and above all as the very reincarnation of humility.
 We will see the events that pushed Lakshmana into a stupor.
 = Brahmastra Padalam II  =

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 ‘I sought refuge in you, O glorious one, not only because I heard of your chivalry and that you killed Kara, Dhooshana, Vali et al; but also because I saw the way Hanuman fought with the mightiest of rakshasas and killed them,’ says Vibishana.
-Rama was surprised to hear these words. ‘O you did so, did you? You never told me!’ He says. ‘You have killed more than half of the army of Ravana, Vibishana says. What am I supposed to do on reaching Lanka, Maruti? Is there anyone left for me to fight with in Lanka? Now I understand. You have not brought Sita back by yourself, because you wanted to leave at least that job for me; because you wanted to show the might of my archery to the entire world!’ Remember when Rama came to know of this, a period of two weeks had already elapsed.
+Rama was surprised to hear these words. ‘O you did so, did you? You never told me!’ He says. ‘You have killed more than half of the army of Ravana, Vibhishana says. What am I supposed to do on reaching Lanka, Maruti? Is there anyone left for me to fight with in Lanka? Now I understand. You have not brought Sita back by yourself, because you wanted to leave at least that job for me; because you wanted to show the might of my archery to the entire world!’ Remember when Rama came to know of this, a period of two weeks had already elapsed.
-Hanuman – the great communicator – fumbled for words. He did not speak anything for he was too shy, says the poet. <br>As we have been emphasising time and again, humility was one of the greatest qualities of Maruti. It is really amazing to find that it was possible for someone not to feel the urge to speak of oneself, in the face of splendid achievement. <br>The sanjeevini parvadha episode stands out as another incident that shows out Maruti’s swift action, valour, strength and humility. We will move on to the incidents leading to that episode.
+Hanuman – the great communicator – fumbled for words. He did not speak anything for he was too shy, says the poet. <br>As we have been emphasising time and again, humility was one of the greatest qualities of Maruti. It is really amazing to find that it was possible for someone not to feel the urge to speak of oneself, in the face of splendid achievement. <br>
 = Brahmastra Padalam  =

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 = Exploits of Hanuman heard through Vibishana II  =
 <blockquote>Hanuman – the great communicator – fumbled for words. He did not speak anything for he was too shy, says the poet. </blockquote>
 The reader would recollect the Ravana Durbar and the way Hanuman portrayed the picture of Sri Rama there. ‘Why should he have taken so much pains,’ one might wonder, ‘to speak so high of Sri Rama in the Durbar of Ravana, knowing fully well that he would not listen!’
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 Rama was surprised to hear these words. ‘O you did so, did you? You never told me!’ He says. ‘You have killed more than half of the army of Ravana, Vibishana says. What am I supposed to do on reaching Lanka, Maruti? Is there anyone left for me to fight with in Lanka? Now I understand. You have not brought Sita back by yourself, because you wanted to leave at least that job for me; because you wanted to show the might of my archery to the entire world!’ Remember when Rama came to know of this, a period of two weeks had already elapsed.
 Hanuman – the great communicator – fumbled for words. He did not speak anything for he was too shy, says the poet. <br>As we have been emphasising time and again, humility was one of the greatest qualities of Maruti. It is really amazing to find that it was possible for someone not to feel the urge to speak of oneself, in the face of splendid achievement. <br>The sanjeevini parvadha episode stands out as another incident that shows out Maruti’s swift action, valour, strength and humility. We will move on to the incidents leading to that episode.
 = Brahmastra Padalam  =

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 We saw Hanuman giving a graphic account of Sita and the conditions under which she was waiting for the arrival of her Lord. He clearly mentioned that she had laid a time limit of a month. Immediately Rama’s mind went on the preparations of reaching Lanka. They started working on that and Hanuman did not inform Rama of his own successes and the way he has created terror in the minds of the Rakshasas. It was not in his nature to do so.
-==== Speaking of one’s own achievements  ====
+===== Speaking of one’s own achievements  =====
 Sri V V S Aiyar says this about the different ways in which this episode is treated in Valmiki and in Kamban.
 <blockquote>‘Valmiki motives Rama’s acceptance of the rakshasa to a large extent on the tantra of Bheda – i.e., the policy of taking over to his side the person who has become the enemy of one’s enemy. For although – as Valmiki tells the story – Rama tells the war council that he will never turn out any person who comes to him as a friend even though he may have many faults, yet when Sugriva objects to him as a traitor to his brother, and therefore unworthy of faith, he says, <br>‘The Rakshasa desires sovereignty; and people of this stamp are usually very clever… He fears for his fate in his native country and that is why he takes refuge with me, giving up his brother.’ </blockquote>
 Sri Aiyar, quotes other places from Valmiki and says,
-<blockquote>‘These words, taken along with Rama’s quoted before, make of Vibishana little more than a common traitor who has had the good fortune of having foreseen in time the sure ultimate victory of Rama. And this should explain the bad odour that surrounds the name of Vibishana among modern critics of Ramayana in Bengal’. </blockquote>
+<blockquote>‘These words, taken along with Rama’s quoted before, make of Vibhishana little more than a common traitor who has had the good fortune of having foreseen in time the sure ultimate victory of Rama. And this should explain the bad odour that surrounds the name of Vibhishana among modern critics of Ramayana in Bengal’. </blockquote>
 Kamban treats the scene differently and makes it flow naturally. It is not that one epic is superior to the other. The greatness of Valmiki’s work cannot be questioned. However, Kamban had the advantage of learning the criticisms on the epic too and had the opportunity to improve the drama. How Hanuman’s deeds came to be known to Rama? Let us see that in our next.
 = Exploits of Hanuman heard through Vibishana II  =

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 On the other side, Rama’s distress was increasing. He had already received reports from the other three teams that went on the East, West and North sides. They could not find Sita anywhere. We see him in a depressed state of mind. ‘The allotted number of days has expired. Three teams have reported back. They could not find Sita. The fourth team has not yet arrived. What could be the reason Sugriva? What do you think? Would they be safe and alive?
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 Or would it be that Sita is dead and they have come to the conclusion that it would be better to give up their lives rather than informing me of her death? Would they have been imprisoned by Ravana? Or are they afraid of returning because their timeframe has expired in futility? Are we doing the right thing Sugriva? Is this the right direction to move? Or are we going to end up in a mess? <br>
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-The wonderful thing about Hanuman is that he understood the condition in which Rama was and he did a brilliant thing. Rama and Sugriva were sitting, facing south, as it was the direction from which the team was coming. If Hanuman had to prostrate before them, he has to face north and prostrate. Instead, he turned around, faced south and fell on the ground, flat in obeisance. It was against convention. One should not prostrate facing south, as that direction is ruled by Yama. <br>But that conveyed the entire message to Rama! He understood why Hanuman did so! He was delighted. ‘கண்டதும் உண்டு அவள் கற்பும் நன்று’ he told himself. ‘He has seen her. Since he is prostrating, she is respectable. Her chastity has not been violated. She is unblemished.
+The wonderful thing about Hanuman is that he understood the condition in which Rama was and he did a brilliant thing. Rama and Sugriva were sitting, facing south, as it was the direction from which the team was coming. If Hanuman had to prostrate before them, he has to face north and prostrate. Instead, he turned around, faced south and fell on the ground, flat in obeisance. It was against convention. One should not prostrate facing south, as that direction is ruled by Yama. But that conveyed the entire message to Rama! He understood why Hanuman did so! He was delighted. ‘கண்டதும் உண்டு, அவள் கற்பும் நன்று’ he told himself. ‘He has seen her. Since he is prostrating, she is respectable. Her chastity has not been violated. She is unblemished.
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 = Communicator par excellence  =
 <blockquote>Hanuman, the Child of Eloquent Tongue (Sollin Selvan) shows his skills in non-verbal communication too… </blockquote>
 On the other side, Rama’s distress was increasing. He had already received reports from the other three teams that went on the East, West and North sides. They could not find Sita anywhere. We see him in a depressed state of mind. ‘The allotted number of days has expired. Three teams have reported back. They could not find Sita. The fourth team has not yet arrived. What could be the reason Sugriva? What do you think? Would they be safe and alive?
-Or would it be that Sita is dead and they have come to the conclusion that it would be better to give up their lives rather than informing me of her death? Would they have been imprisoned by Ravana? Or are they afraid of returning because their timeframe has expired in futility? Are we doing the right thing Sugriva? Is this the right direction to move? Or are we going to end up in a mess? <br>While Rama was thus speaking to Sugriva, they saw the search team that went south returning. It was not led by its original leader, Angada. Instead Hanuman was spearheading the Vanaras. It was Angada and other monkeys that asked Hanuman to lead them, as he had the happy message with him. <br>Just visualise this scene. Rama and Sugriva are seated on some high rocks. Hanuman and the team are coming at a distance. A long distance. The Vanara warriors are in sight but are not within a distance that could make verbal communication possible. Hanuman gauged the situation quickly. His sharp intellect told him the state of mind in which Rama would be. He knew for certain that all the other three teams would have returned. He knew it beyond doubt that the other teams have returned with empty hands – for it is he who has seen Sita. He knew intuitively that a report of failure by three teams would have caused tremendous agony in the mind of Rama. He also knew that Rama was eagerly waiting for the fourth team to report. He would have been under great mental stress since the timeframe set for them has already elapsed. <br>Hanuman is a brilliant observer. His instincts and intellect are sharp beyond our perception. As he was walking towards Rama, he envisioned the thoughts that would have been running in his Lord’s mind. The time that would take for him to come within earshot of Rama was considerable. Hanuman knew that these last minutes of suspense are too much for anyone to bear. <br>Let us think of a situation. A close relative of ours is in the army, fighting in the warfront. Think of the moments between the telephone ringing and our picking the receiver up. Think of the moment of the ringing of the doorbell, with the postman with what looks like a telegram in his hand standing outside, and the time that takes for us to sign and receive the telegram and open it. Don’t these moments expand themselves into tension filled aeons and aeons of time? Are we able to stand that stress? The tension of the moment?
+Or would it be that Sita is dead and they have come to the conclusion that it would be better to give up their lives rather than informing me of her death? Would they have been imprisoned by Ravana? Or are they afraid of returning because their timeframe has expired in futility? Are we doing the right thing Sugriva? Is this the right direction to move? Or are we going to end up in a mess? <br>
-The wonderful thing about Hanuman is that he understood the condition in which Rama was and he did a brilliant thing. Rama and Sugriva were sitting, facing south, as it was the direction from which the team was coming. If Hanuman had to prostrate before them, he has to face north and prostrate. Instead, he turned around, faced south and fell on the ground, flat in obeisance. It was against convention. One should not prostrate facing south, as that direction is ruled by Yama. <br>But that conveyed the entire message to Rama! He understood why Hanuman did so! He was delighted. ‘kandadhum uNdu avaL kaRppum nandru’ he told himself. ‘He has seen her. Since he is prostrating, she is respectable. Her chastity has not been violated. She is unblemished.
+<br>While Rama was thus speaking to Sugriva, they saw the search team that went south returning. It was not led by its original leader, Angada. Instead Hanuman was spearheading the Vanaras. It was Angada and other monkeys that asked Hanuman to lead them, as he had the happy message with him. <br>
-A small act. Thoughtful act. Done in time. With deep understanding, empathy, love and innovation. Hanuman shines out here as communicator par excellence.
+<br>Just visualise this scene. Rama and Sugriva are seated on some high rocks. Hanuman and the team are coming at a distance. A long distance. The Vanara warriors are in sight but are not within a distance that could make verbal communication possible. Hanuman gauged the situation quickly. His sharp intellect told him the state of mind in which Rama would be. He knew for certain that all the other three teams would have returned. He knew it beyond doubt that the other teams have returned with empty hands – for it is he who has seen Sita. He knew intuitively that a report of failure by three teams would have caused tremendous agony in the mind of Rama. He also knew that Rama was eagerly waiting for the fourth team to report. He would have been under great mental stress since the timeframe set for them has already elapsed. <br>Hanuman is a brilliant observer. His instincts and intellect are sharp beyond our perception. As he was walking towards Rama, he envisioned the thoughts that would have been running in his Lord’s mind. The time that would take for him to come within earshot of Rama was considerable. Hanuman knew that these last minutes of suspense are too much for anyone to bear. <br>
 = The art of report making  =

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 = Goal setting and preparing  =
 <blockquote>The three important rules of working towards the goal of Jose Silva and Burt Goldman demonstrated by Hanuman… </blockquote>
-Just two words are sufficient to infuriate Ravana and to make him lose his head. ‘Return Sita’. We see this happen whenever these words are uttered, whether by Malyavan, the grandfather of Ravana, Vibishana, Kumbakarna or Indrajit himself. It may be surprising. Even Kumbakarna advised him against the retention of Sita. Indrajit realised this much later, just a day before his death. Nothing changed Ravana’s heart, excepting the death of Indrajit. That desire for Sita died with the death of Indrajit. <br>You may recall the embarrassed state in which Ravana was when he heard the name of Vali and how he mellowed. The information that Vali was dead rejuvenated his spirits. His ego was thick enough to obscure him from the other information that it was Rama who killed Vali. He ordered the killing of Hanuman. ‘He should be left alive,’ reasoned Vibishana, ‘at least to go back to those humans and inform them of what happened here. If you put him to death, you are losing the opportunity of letting them informed of our might.’
+Just two words are sufficient to infuriate Ravana and to make him lose his head. ‘Return Sita’. We see this happen whenever these words are uttered, whether by Malyavan, the grandfather of Ravana, Vibishana, Kumbhakarna or Indrajit himself. It may be surprising. Even Kumbhakarna advised him against the retention of Sita. Indrajit realised this much later, just a day before his death. Nothing changed Ravana’s heart, excepting the death of Indrajit. That desire for Sita died with the death of Indrajit. <br>You may recall the embarrassed state in which Ravana was when he heard the name of Vali and how he mellowed. The information that Vali was dead rejuvenated his spirits. His ego was thick enough to obscure him from the other information that it was Rama who killed Vali. He ordered the killing of Hanuman. ‘He should be left alive,’ reasoned Vibishana, ‘at least to go back to those humans and inform them of what happened here. If you put him to death, you are losing the opportunity of letting them informed of our might.’
-=== Hanuman’s humility <br> ===
+===== Hanuman’s humility <br>  =====
 Hanuman’s tail was ordered to be set on fire and when it was done, he set fire to entire Lanka and after ensuring Sita was safe in the island, jumped back to join Angada and his team. The moment they saw him, they understood that he comes back with the good news. They jumped in glee, were jubilant and the air was filled with their joyous shouts. The poet says that they were as noisy as the fledglings in the nest, on the arrival of the mother bird.
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 In killing thousands of rakshasas, meeting Ravana and setting fire to Lanka, Hanuman gave a clear message. The humans are not puny. They have a very powerful ally. They can sieve the entire globe and find out Sita within a very short time. Just one monkey killed so many thousands of valiant rakshasas and set fire to Lanka, an incursion into which even Yama was afraid of. Therefore, when an army of monkeys comes to Lanka, it would not be easy to wage a war against them. <br>What Hanuman did is an important beginning in goal setting and achieving. Jose Silva and Burt Goldman have this to say on Setting and Achieving Goals, in the Silva Mind Control Method of Mental Dynamics. <br>“The seeding of cause for desired effect is quite simple and can be summed up with five rules:
 <blockquote>1. Decide what you want to plant and acquire the seeds. (If you purchase carrot seeds you will be disappointed if you expect turnips to sprout.)<br>2. Prepare the ground. (Professionals take more time in preparation than they do in actual work. The amateur looks to cut corners and skip preparation. You must break up the soil, plough the ground, hoe it, scatter nutrition and water it if you expect a bountiful crop.)<br>3. Plant the seed. (Begin. The seeds will not sprout in their envelope or in your pocket. There is no need to concern yourself with whether or not they will germinate and grow, for if you do not plant them, they will surely not grow.)”<br>The fourth and fifth rules, Tending and Harvesting are too premature to speak of now. </blockquote>
 The entire episode is before you to go into it once again, and see how these rules have already been enacted in the epic.
 = Communicator par excellence  =